{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-41A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980/section-41A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1980/45",
  "legislation_title": "Water (Scotland) Act 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/water-scotland-act-1980",
  "path": "section/41A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "41A",
  "heading": "Supply of water by meter.",
  "text": "The occupier of premises to which water is supplied shall have the option, provided that he has (if he is not himself the owner of the premises) the consent of the owner, of taking the supply by meter; but the exercise of that option shall be conditional upon—\n(a) the payment by the occupier of any reasonable charges made by Scottish Water under section 35 of this Act; and\n(b) the acceptance by him of such reasonable terms and conditions as may be published by Scottish Water under section 55(1) of this Act,\nand any question as to whether any such charges or terms and conditions are reasonable shall, in default of agreement, be referred to the Secretary of State who may determine it himself or, if he thinks fit, refer it to arbitration.",
  "extent": "S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 41A substituted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 112 (with s. 74(4)); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 41A(a) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 31(a) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 41A(b) substituted (1.4.2002) by Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3), s. 71(1), Sch. 6 para. 31(b) (with s. 67); S.S.I. 2002/118, art. 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/45/section/41A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:15:16.376021+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}